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History of the Rangers v Heart Of Midlothian fixture

Hearts face a trip to Rangers at Ibrox Stadium on Sunday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 96 out of 140 times.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, the The Gers carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Scottish Premier match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2005/2006	Sun 19 Mar	Hearts	1 - 1	Rangers	SPL
2005/2006	Sat 17 Dec	Rangers	1 - 0	Hearts	SPL
2005/2006	Sat 24 Sep	Hearts	1 - 0	Rangers	SPL
2004/2005	Sat 07 May	Rangers	2 - 1	Hearts	SPL
2004/2005	Wed 02 Mar	Hearts	1 - 2	Rangers	SPL
2004/2005	Sun 28 Nov	Rangers	3 - 2	Hearts	SPL
2004/2005	Sun 12 Sep	Hearts	0 - 0	Rangers	SPL

Recent respective form guides

Rangers are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the The Gers, with 3 goals against.

Hearts have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Rangers find themselves in a respectable 3rd position, courtesy of the 70 points they have accumulated from 37 games. Hearts sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 74 points from their 37 games.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Rangers	6	4	2	0	11	4	14
Hearts	6	4	0	2	11	3	12

FootyMad's prediction ...

Hearts have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Rangers may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Rangers	Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Unbeaten run of 13 matches.
Hearts	Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 9 outings ago.